So much to comment on, but must focus. Re Tina Rosenberg’s statement that oil “concentrates a country’s wealth in the state, creating a culture where money is made by soliciting politicians and bureaucrats rather than by making things and selling them” — talk about your “Aha!” moments.

Re the two cellphone quotes — if you guys don’t hear from me for a while, it’s because I’ve ripped the cellphone out of the hand of someone in Manhattan and dashed it to the ground while screaming, “Get off the phone and watch where you’re going!” And been arrested.